FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 454 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
CLAY COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
DUNKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
NORTHWESTERN PEMISCOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 930 AM CST
* AT 453 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST FOUR HOURS. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN
THE NEXT FOUR AND A HALF HOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BAY...BLACK
ROCK...BONO...BROOKLAND...CARAWAY...CORNING...HARRISBURG...HOXIE...
JONESBORO...LAKE CITY...LEACHVILLE...LEPANTO...MANILA AND MARKED
TREE.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BIG LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
.MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE
USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS
POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
LAT...LON 3639 8997 3639 8978 3644 8974 3641 8967
3544 9039 3544 9103 3588 9104 3590 9137
3623 9136 3625 9127 3631 9127 3641 9132
3649 9142 3651 9023 3663 9016 3664 8999
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 327 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST ARKANSAS...CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...
CRITTENDEN...CROSS...GREENE...LAWRENCE...LEE...MISSISSIPPI...
PHILLIPS...POINSETT...RANDOLPH AND ST. FRANCIS. IN SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT.
* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
* RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE
MISSOURI BOOTHEEL TODAY. POCKETS OF HEAVIER RAIN WILL MOVE OVER THE
SAME AREAS PRODUCING THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING.
* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
OKULSKI
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 325 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
* EXPECT WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR WITH GUSTS TO 45 MILES
AN HOUR. BE AWARE...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS OF 50
TO 60 MILES AN HOUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AND PERSIST TONIGHT.
REMEMBER...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ENHANCED WIND SPEEDS FROM
NOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
* WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH CAN FALL TREES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
OKULSKI
$$
HIGH WIND WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 325 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
* EXPECT WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR WITH GUSTS TO 45 MILES
AN HOUR. BE AWARE...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS OF 50
TO 60 MILES AN HOUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AND PERSIST TONIGHT.
REMEMBER...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ENHANCED WIND SPEEDS FROM
NOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
* WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH CAN FALL TREES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
OKULSKI
$$
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